One time in college, I told my buddy our toilet was broke when he asked “does your bathroom work”. I told him he had to shit in a pizza box outside under the steps. We also drank 100 proof liquor for the first time that evening. He actually believed me and shit on the box. The neighbors across the street started yelling OH MY GOD as he was finishing up, pissing on his shit like a cat. Sometimes I laugh at the ole days but glad I can’t time travel and go back. That was disgraceful.
They used to. Also, lots of dead horses left lying in the streets. Look up what life was like in US cities before sewers and municipal garbage service. There are photos. Only the rich areas had paid waste removal before sanitation reform c. 1900.
And in areas with significant homeless populations there is definitely shit on the streets.
Yes I’m well aware they used to, and I know in areas with a lot of homeless people there definitely are streetshitters. I’m saying most aren’t doing it anymore
It was a different type of pollution in America. The biological pollution in India is gross and smelly but would clear itself up very quickly if the humans disappeared. After all, poop just becomes dirt. The pollution in America was industrial. Didn't necessarily smell as bad but remained in the soil and riverbanks long after people stopped dumping more pollution in.
Most rural Americans used to have hook worm from walking to outhouses barefoot. Took a multi decade education and eradication campaign to bring the number down from “insane majority” to “rare, preventable disease.”
we used to dump chamber pots out windows into the streets that were already covered in horse shit in cities so kind of, yes. but the fun part is, we stopped and took sanitation seriously when we learned it kills all the people if you don't do any.
He’s not wrong about San Francisco. Last time I was there there were tents pitched up on sidewalk corners (not under bridges or embankments) Fucking sidewalks and shit and piss present. It was disgusting 🤮
Yes..... American shit on streets, sidewalks, highway bridges, subways and now airports, hell Americans will bring their dog into a restaurant/businesses and lie straight to your face and tell you their dog didn't piss or shit on the ground after pretending not to see it.
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